Jimmy Britt

Jimmy Britt
Statistics
Real name	James Edward Britt
Rated at	Lightweight
Nationality	American
Born	(1879-08-05)August 5, 1879 San Francisco, California
Died	January 21, 1940(1940-01-21) (aged 60)
Boxing record
Total fights	23
Wins	13
Wins by KO	4
Losses	7
Draws	3

Jimmy Britt (October 5, 1879, in San Francisco, California – January 21, 1940) was a boxer from 1902 to 1909. He fought Joe Gans twice for the World lightweight title but lost both bouts. In a career spanning 23 bouts, Britt met 6 different Hall of Famers for a combined total of 10 fights; going 4-4-2. After retiring from boxing in 1909, Britt toured the United States as a vaudeville performer, then later worked as a WPA superintendent. He died of a heart attack in his San Francisco home on January 21, 1940 and was interned at Holy Cross Cemetery (Colma, California).^[1] Britt was elected to the Ring Magazine hall of fame in 1976.

Professional boxing record

13 Wins (4 Knockouts), 7 Defeats (4 Knockouts), 1 Draw ,[2]
Res.	Record	Opponent	Type	Rd., Time	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	13-7-1	Johnny Summers	KO	9 (20)	1909-07-31	Memorial Ground, West Ham, London
Loss	13-6-1	Johnny Summers	PTS	20	1909-02-22	National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, London
Win	13-5-1	Johnny Summers	PTS	10	1908-11-02	Wonderland, Mile End, London
Loss	12-5-1	Packey McFarland	TKO	6 (20)	1908-04-11	Mission Street Arena, Colma, California
Draw	N/A	Battling Nelson	NWS	10	1908-03-03	Naud Junction Pavilion, Los Angeles, California	Newspaper Decision
Loss	12-4-1	Joe Gans	TKO	6 (20)	1907-09-09	Recreation Park, San Francisco, California	For World Lightweight Title
Win	12-3-1	Battling Nelson	PTS	20	1907-07-31	Auditorium Rink, Los Angeles, California	Won World 'White' Lightweight Title
Draw	N/A	Terry McGovern	NWS	10	1906-05-28	Madison Square Garden, New York, New York	Newspaper Decision
Loss	11-3-1	Battling Nelson	KO	18 (20)	1905-09-09	Mission Street Arena, Colma, California	Lost World 'White' Lightweight Title
Win	11-2-1	Kid Sullivan	PTS	20	1905-07-21	Woodward's Pavilion, San Francisco, California	Retained World 'White' Lightweight Title
Win	10-2-1	Jabez White	TKO	20 (20)	1905-05-05	Woodward's Pavilion, San Francisco, California	Retained World 'White' Lightweight Title
Win	9-2-1	Battling Nelson	PTS	20	1904-12-20	Mechanic's Pavilion, San Francisco, California	Retained World 'White' Lightweight Title
Loss	8-2-1	Joe Gans	DQ	5 (20)	1904-10-31	Recreation Park, San Francisco, California	For World Lightweight Title
Win	8-1-1	Young Corbett II	PTS	20	1904-03-25	Woodward's Pavilion, San Francisco, California
Win	7-1-1	Martin Canole	PTS	25	1903-11-20	Colma A.C, Colma, California	Retained World 'White' Lightweight Title
Win	6-1-1	Charley Sieger	PTS	20	1903-11-10	Mechanic's Pavilion, San Francisco, California	Retained World 'White' Lightweight Title
Draw	5-1-1	Jack O'Keefe	PTS	20	1903-06-13	Old Baseball Park, Butte, Montana	Retained World 'White' Lightweight Title
Win	5-1	Willie Fitzgerald	PTS	20	1903-04-28	Mechanic's Pavilion, San Francisco, California	Retained World 'White' Lightweight Title
Loss	4-0	Jack O'Keefe	DQ	6 (20)	1903-03-09	Pastime A.C., Portland, Oregon
Win	4-0	Frank Erne	KO	7 (20)	1902-11-26	Mechanic's Pavilion, San Francisco, California	Won World 'White' Lightweight Title
Win	3-0	Kid Lavigne	TKO	8 (20)	1902-05-29	Woodward's Pavilion, San Francisco, California
Win	2-0	Tim Hegarty	KO	8	1902-02-28	Mechanic's Pavilion, San Francisco, California
Win	1-0	Toby Irwin	PTS	15	1902-02-18	Acme A.C., Oakland, California

References

External links

• Britt's Record at Cyber Boxing Zone
• Professional boxing record for Jimmy Britt from BoxRec
• Evening Independent Obituary
• Milwaukee Journal Obituary
• Jimmy Britt at Find a Grave